Faith

Pleasant Run Baptist Church will celebrate the second anniversary of its pastor, the Rev. George L. Nelson, and his wife, Sheila, on Sunday, Oct. 18.

The guest speaker at the morning service at 11:15 a.m. will be the Rev. Burt Parker of First Baptist Church in Hardinsburg, and the afternoon guest at 3 p.m. will be the Rev. William G. Nelson and congregation of Greater St. Mark's Missionary Baptist Church of Louisville.

Proceeds from a cookout on Saturday in front of Walmart Supercenter will benefit the Taylor County Food Pantry.

The menu will include smoked pulled pork barbecue tenderloin, hamburgers and hot dogs. The meal will be served at no cost, however, a free will offering will be accepted. Everyone eats regardless of the ability to give.

Classes will be hosted on Sundays from Oct. 25 through Nov. 15 at Taylor's Chapel United Methodist Church, located on Taylor Chapel Road in Green County, from 4 to 6 p.m. ET. The cost of materials is $15.

Before the worship service started we had eaten dinner together, me with my tape recorder and notebook by my side.

I don't normally go to church on Wednesday nights, but I had come to New Beginnings Fellowship in Hernando, Fla., for a Religion Page feature story and to take notes about their worship.

As the people entered the sanctuary, some grabbed musical instruments from a cardboard box in the back of the room - maracas and wooden sticks, cymbals and tambourines. During the first song, people used the instruments, making their own music.